Project Grant IL2025029
- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $18,000,000 Project Grant to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (doing business as Connect Transit) to design, demolish, and construct a new transit center in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. The grant is funded through the FTA's Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), which provides capital funding to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses...
- This $7,358,213 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (Connect Transit) will provide operating assistance for the agency's fixed-route, paratransit, and microtransit services. Specifically, the grant funds will cover eligible operating expenses such as salaries, fuel, maintenance, and supplies. Additionally, the grant will support capital projects including the purchase of a maintenance...
- The Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (Connect Transit) received a $1,090,055 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant will support the purchase and installation of electrical infrastructure needed to support battery electric bus charging in Illinois. The Federal Transit Formula Grants program makes federal funding available to local and regional authorities for...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $1,321,770 Project Grant to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (doing business as Connect Transit) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant funding will support the design and construction of bus stop improvements throughout the Bloomington-Normal, Illinois area, bringing these stops into full ADA compliance and providing passenger...
- This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides $3,809,344.00 in operating assistance to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System (doing business as Connect Transit) for FY2024-FY2025. The funding will support the daily operations and maintenance of Connect Transit's fixed route, paratransit, and microtransit services, allowing the organization to continue...
- This federal Project Grant award, totaling $5,381,855.00, was provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of this award is to fund facility, vehicle, and safety improvements for public transportation providers in Illinois. The key activities to be performed include: Safety enhancements for existing vehicles Replacement of buses beyond their useful life Improvements to bus...
- This $12,859,494 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) is designed to support a series of initiatives to modernize and improve the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) bus and rail fleet and facilities. Key activities funded under this award include the purchase of up to 100 new standard clean diesel buses and the...
- This $5.4 million federal Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA #20.526) will fund the Bloomington Public Transit Corporation's (BPTC) purchase of new transit vehicles and equipment. Specifically, $1.125 million will purchase a new fare collection system and $3.2 million will acquire four electric buses and associated charging infrastructure. The BPTC will...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $4,990,532 provides funding to Bloomington Public Transit Co. for preventive maintenance and operating assistance through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). $478,794 in Fiscal Year 2020 and $2,079,346 in Fiscal Year 2021 will be provided in Urbanized Area Formula Funding to support capital and operating expenses for public transportation services in Indiana....
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Madison County Mass Transit District a $4,725,000 project grant under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The purpose of the award is to purchase seven (7) 40-foot heavy-duty transit replacement buses. The expected outcome is that the new buses will reduce breakdowns and provide more reliable transit service for the residents of Madison County. This federal grant award will...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides $23,820,998 to the Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System, operating as Connect Transit, to support the construction of a new bus storage and operations facility as well as the procurement of heavy-duty fixed-route buses and microtransit vehicles. Specifically, the funding will cover the design and construction of the bus storage, training, and operations center, as well as the purchase of the new vehicles. The intended outcomes are to enable Connect Transit to expand its dispatch operations, provide more training and meeting space, and extend its fleet to improve public transportation services for the residents of Bloomington and Normal, Illinois. This award was made on August 22, 2025, with a targeted completion date of December 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $13.1m | 8/22/25 |